पञ्चाङ्ग — Melbourne, Australia · December 13, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra237.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha254.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.97°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra195.25°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani307.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

Melbourne, Australia — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · AEST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 AEST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 AEST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 AEST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:58 AEST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:40 AEST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:39 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 14:06
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:15
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:53 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:43 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:34 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:56 – 17:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:47 – 19:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:37 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:47 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:56 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:34 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:43 – 04:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -37.8136°
Longitude: 144.9631°
Timezone: UTC+10

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871826.27
Julian Day2460291.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1875°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.58°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1875°), declination -23.11°, EoT 5.09 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2023-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)